Daily Republican., 1887-03-12

BIT COLLECTIONS ONLY,

anu IoPorU coming 70 the district
secretary from the pastors on Whining
ton District are OF the most favorable
character. There is steady purpose
upon the part Of the ministers To meet
the call OF the church. Many churches
Will advance on the amounts given last
year, and probably none will decline.
Cherry Hill gave 10 missions in 1884,
$5O, this year they will report $l1O.
New Castle. Rev. +. Il. Terry, pastor,
VIII this year exceed anything they
have ever done in missionary contribu-
tions. The pastors in Wilmington
have done faithful work In all the be-
nevo)ences, and probably never in the
history OF the church has there been
more healthy, vigorous sentiment in
regard to giving than now.
Grace Church. Wilmington made
their annual offering to missions last
Sunday. The pastor, DIR. Todd, re-
ports $1,000 as the amount contributed
for the cause
The annual meeting Of the Will
mington Auxiliaries Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society met in
w KUN ihot WtCh. hC WIN vi
the society is attracting the attention
Of the best women of the church, and
under the leadership of Mrs. f. b.
Stevens there has been work wrought
upon the territory of orr Conference,
the influence OF which will be felt In
all time to come.
II is an interesting fact that while
this lire OF work is growing, and the
Home Missionary Society has been or
ganized and is gradually reaching a
position of esteem in the minds of our
best Christian workers, there is an ad
vance all along the line in the work Of
the parent board. The pastor who can
wisely manipulate the different socie,
ties In the various benevolent interests
OF the church, will by such methods
develop benevolent sentiment and
spirit which, without question, will
fayorably affect every interest of the
church. These societies are educators,
and the training they give is of the
most valuable character.
Asbury Burke, OF Elk Neck, writes
I'VE have passed the million line on
missions, and other collections all VI
to appointment Well done, Bro
Burke.
The Rev. John Warehouse, after
working at his home in England unit
the prime OF his life, went out to de
vote to the oversight of the South Sea
| Missions the yigor and mature excel
lencc of character and piety for which
| he was so remarkable. He lived Il
accomplish the personal examination
| OF the entire field of missionary labo
which had been put under his care
In doing this he had toiled hard an,
undergone much fatigue and expoeur
To danger. Worn out with incessan
work, he died March 80, 1919, crying
out az he went to his rest, "Mis
sionaries, missionaries, missionarics!'
Many have given heed to that dyini
appeal, and among them are the tw'
sons Of that departed man of God, VIII
have since labored faithfully AM
suffered deeply in the Fijian Mission
"Thc membership OF the nativ
Christian Church in India is doubling
every ten years; and the time is ias
approaching when it will quadruple
Immense changes are going on unde
the surface tina, cannot be pat in mum
bers; changes in government circles
changes in native circles; changes il
public sentiment, such as the CROWN
irendiiness and the lessening preju
dices OF the people toward chrlstianit.
and its preachers, decreasing faith i
Iiindooism, growing reverence for TIL
person and name OF Christ, READINGS
to purchase and read the Scriptures.
"The time was not very long az
when the people were afraid to touc
our Christian books-would not re
celve them AZ q gilt; then the tim
came when they were glad to e
them, for nothing; now they gladl
purchase them, and In some district
our booksellers outsell the Hindo
hawkers. The time was when I'll
name of Christ on book hindored il
sale; now il helps. The educate
classes who have not become Chris
ians as yet, have lost all confidence
their sacred books, tor they have dis
covered them to be full OF lies regard
ing the physical world. Rosy fingel
are reaching up 10 UNLOCK the Batcs
day"
There are about 1000, GOO Protes
! ant Christians in the United State
and the entire benevolence in 1St
was $3.50. 600, 900, or SIG for each pc
son. The Bible is now printed in 81
languages, and more than $50, 900, 0C
copies have been circulated. Til
| h.,la,lfn, L,.,snaNal rI,,rnh hna rn'
lected and disbursed in 81 years 500
100000. Our present membership
mlly two million souls Methods
influences more than twenty five mi
, lion souls in all lands.
Z. IL. Nelson, OF Newport, is ma
!; ing strong effort to bring up b
; missionary collection, and is nc
hopeful he will increase ON last veal
!. collection.